Sunday, 27 September 2009

Back in the saddle

Now that are all firmly ensconced in the new academic year - welcome back. The subject networks have some new faces this year but all working towards the same remit. So here's some of the latest news for our area -

Law Week at Central College, Glasgow - Central College Glasgow is launching the Centre for Scottish Paralegal Education from Tuesday 29 September to Thursday 1 October.

CfA Business and Administration Handbooks are available now at 30% off from the CfA online shop.

FREE Curriculum for Exellence Seminar at Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh on 3 December.

COLEG repository has been upgraded to the latest release of intraLibrary, version 3.1. COLEG can provide training on the use of the repository at either group or individual level at your College or at Scotland's Colleges. Contact Jackie Graham at COLEG for more information.

The first mentor's meeting included a trial of Netviewer with which we were all very impressed. Watch this space for more information Netviewer (http://www.netviewer.com/) makes it easier to collaborate over the net and help you work more effectively with all your contacts and includes facilities for -

1. Meetings using voice, chat, video and document sharing
2. Demos of an application with opportunity to interact
3. Demos of traditional materials

We are now planning this year's objectives and activities and as ever welcome your input and suggestions.